Testicle-suspensory



T. W. HEINEMANN; Testicle Suspen'sories.

No. 230,702. Patented Aug.3, I880.

ji /2262926: w v 15am Z ra N.PETERS, FKOTO-LITHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. D C

NITED STATES THEODORE W. HEINEMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TESTICLE-SUSPENSORY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 230,702, dated August3, 1880.

Application filed September 22, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE WILLIAM HEINEMANN. of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a. new and usefulImprovement in Suspensories for the Testicles, of which the following isa specification, reference being had to the accompan ying drawings,making part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents the suspensory unadjusted in perspective view. Fig.2 represents it adjusted as in use, but previous to thefastening of thepins H, and in perspective View.

In the drawings, A represents a testicle-sack, made of any textile orknitted material. B represents a hem in the posterior part, and C a hemin the anterior part, of the said sack. D represents a piece of tlatelastic web drawn into and through the hem B, with the ends projectingbeyond. F represents a piece of round or cord elastic drawn into andthrough the hem C. G represents loops at the ends of the elastic D. Hrepresents safety-pins, fastened to the ends of elastic D by the loopsG. K represents loops at the ends of the elastic F. L represents thegathered and bound edges of the testicle-sack. M represents two slides,through which the elastic D passes. N represents a piece of ribbon orother textile material, fastened onto one of the slides, M. 0 representsa loop at the unfastened end of the piece N. 1? represents the ends oftwo fine pieces of cord, fastened onto the material of the gathered andbound edges L.

To make the suspensory, I first knit on an ordinary knittii'ig-machine afour-sided piece of flat Web, usually from five to ten inches long andfrom four to seven inches wide, of cotton, linen, or silk thread. Thetwo longer edges of this I gather and bind, as shown in thedra wings byletterL. The two shorter edges I hem, thus forming the two hems, B and0.

Into the hem B, I draw the elastic D and allow the ends of it to projectseveral inches on each side, and whenever herein-after the elastic D ismentioned in this specification these two projecting ends only areintended to he referred to.

Into the hem C, I draw the elastic F, of the projecting ends of which Imake two small loops, K. I then make two small slides, M, of

ribbon or other textile material, and pass one of them over each of theends of the elastic D- that is to say, one over one end and the otherover the other end. I then fasten the two gathered edges, L, onto thesetwo slides, M, as shown in the drawings, by stitching the corners ofeachtwo adjoining edges together. I then draw the ends of elastic D throughthe loops K. Next I make the strap N of ribbon or other textile materialwith the loop 0 on one end, and, leaving thisend unfastened, I fastenthe other end by stitching to one of the slides M. Then I stitch the twoloops, G, to the ends of elastic I), one on each end, and attach the twosafety-pins H to them. The suspensory' is now formed; but to makeitadjustable I insert the cord ends P on each side of the suspensory andfasten them into the material of the bound edges L.

To use the 'suspensory, the testicle-sack is first expanded bystretching, as shown in Fig. 1, and then placed below the testicles anddrawn up and over them. One of the ends of elastic D is then drawn up byone hand in an outward and slanting direction over the groin, and beingstretched a little, a fold of the shirt or undershirt is pulled towardit horizontally by the other hand and fastened to it by the safety-pin Hat its end. The other end of elastic D is then fastened on the oppositeside of the body over the groin, in the same manner and direction, toanother fold of the shirt or undershirt, but with this difference, thatbefore drawing up the elastic it is passed through the loop 0, and thusthe testicles are supported without the cumbersome straps or handsheretofore generally resorted to.

The object of the strap N with the loop 0 is to relieve the hem C andelastic F, which come directly under the penis when the suspensory is inuse, from any strain by the tension of the ends of the elastic D. Thecord ends I answer the same purpose for the hem B and the clasthe hem isdrawn out, and wheneverthe desired size or adjustment has been reachedit may be permanently retained by tightly tying the cords I? over andaround the elastic D, as shown in Fig. 2.

' The object of the loops G is to fasten the pins H in a temporarymanner, so that they may be readily detached or attached.

By detaching one of the safety-pins H, the elastic D first and Fafterward may be entirely removed from the suspensory, without breakingstitches, simply by pulling them out of the hems and loops through whichthey have been passed, and this arrangement enables the wearer to havethe suspensory washed, and also to have these removable parts renewedwhenever desired.

Buckles and clasps may be substituted for safety-pins and round for flatelastic, and vice versa, or inelastic tape or cord may be substitutedfor either.

I believe that suspensories for the testicles have been made heretoforewith sacks formed from flat pieces of knitted web or other fabrics, andhave been provided with hems or similar devices on oneor two sides, andthat elastic has been used in the manufacture of THEODORE WILLIAMHEINEMANN.

Witnesses:

GOTTFRIED PFLUGHAUPT, EMMA VOIGT.

